Archives for the 'Observatory' Category
World Cup :- Chile v SPAIN
Published on 25 Jun 2010 at 00:00.
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Friday 25th June 2010
World Cup today :- Chile v SPAIN
At 2,267 metres above sea level (for cloudless, atmospheric turbulence-free skies) on the island of La Palma, on Spain’s Canary Islands that a telescope now holds the title as the world’s largest - The Spanish Gran Telescopio CANARIAS (GTC), is a reflecting telescope with a primary [...]
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World Cup :- Spain v SWITZERLAND
Published on 16 Jun 2010 at 00:00.
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Wednesday 16th June 2010
World Cup :- Spain v Switzerland
The Jungfraujoch is not only a spectacular vantage point but also an excellent location for a wide range for scientific research projects with the pure air (less oxygen) and easy railway access.
About 100 metres down the mountain, train station at the top of Jungfrau is also the [...]
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World Cup @ South Africa
Published on 12 Jun 2010 at 00:00.
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Saturday 12th June 2010
Southern African Large Telescope (S.A.L.T.)
You won’t find any World Cup football game in this stadium, this is the largest single optical telescope in the Southern Hemisphere at South Africa, with a hexagonal mirror array 11 meters across, The Southern African Large Telescope (SALT) gathers twenty-five times as much light as any existing African [...]
